Originally Posted by Karen762

We're flying on Christmas Day - BA15 to Sydney in J - and wondered if anything different happens both in the air and at the airport so we can plan the rest of the day. The flight departs at 21.45.

Will the lounges be open?
Will the shops be open?
Will one of the on board meal choices be a traditional Xmas dinner?
Anything else different to a normal flight?
Does this flight ever get cancelled? (We booked a BA flight to Vancouver on Xmas Day a few years back and it was cancelled due to low passenger numbers so we were moved to the Xmas Eve flight). It's an Avios 2-4-1 booking so if it were cancelled would we get J seats on the new flight?

Hoping that a friend will take us to the airport so trying to work out best time to go - don't want to get there nice and early and find everything is shut. Also don't want to eat a big Xmas lunch in the afternoon then find the onboard catering serves something similar.